WinTrade Global Talks

Beverley East has testified before 33 judges in 6 countries and her reports have been submitted

in courts in Pakistan, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago and Spain.

We train bankers across the Caribbean region in how to identify fraudulent documents

Ms. East was the lead expert in an Emmy nominated episode with the Smithsonian Channel in 2019

Ms. East participated in an FBI Black Box Research Study from July 26 2019 - May 17 2020 completing in 100 comparison sets.

Her Reference book "Whose signature is it Anyway? Complexities of Caribbean Fraud was released in November 30th 2020.

Forensic Document Examiner Beverly East is a -handwriting expert who has carried out ground breaking research on increased signature fraud during the Pandemic for the FBI.

She has over 30 years knowledge on how to catch a thief – more than ever needed for online fraud:

She’s Is Extremely Dangerous to Online Hackers & Fraudsters who want to scam you of your wealth.

She works with the FBI to discover the ever increasing ways that scammers access your data online. In this talk she shared the best ways to deter hackers and scammers.

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Demystifying the Queen’s honours system.

It is no surprise that the royal tradition of honouring high achievers goes back to the Norman Conquests. However, what is surprising is that the first ‘commoners’ to be honoured en mass started as late as 1917, when the father of Queen Elizabeth II , King George V, began a new order of chivalry called the Order Of the British Empire. He did this to celebrate the outstanding contributions made by British citizen and soldiers to the war effort in WII and the system has remained in place to this day.

Today, the Queen’s honours are awarded twice per year: New year’s awards and the Queen’s official birthday. At these times, several types of awards are given, including:

These awards are not given lightly and are carefully considered before being bestowed. This was especially highlighted in 2012, when Fred Goodwin was stripped of his Knighthood, which he received in 2008 for the services to banking under the Labour Government ( the awards were retracted due to the dishonour of his actions which lead to RBS almost collapsing in 2008). It is a uniquely British honour which must ultimately be respected.

However, it is no longer only accessible by the ‘Old Boys’ Network’: there are a lot of amazing people out there doing incredible things so around 6000 nominations are made each year. On average, approximately 3000 honours are awarded to people every year. Although it was once said that ‘people award you but God rewards you’, there is certainly nothing like being acknowledged for all the hard work and the positive contribution you have made to your country. In addition, there is no denying that such awards tend to open doors and often make people more receptive to what you have to share.

Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE, founder of WINTRADE was one of those people awarded 20 years ago for her contributions to Britain through her work in the areas of cultural diversity, small businesses and women in business. She has also had the privilege of sitting on the honours’ committee for several years, helping to inform the Palace about nominees deserving of being acknowledged. As a result, she has a wealth of experience on the subject and would like to share what she has learned with you.

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Emine ERDEM is the President of KAGIDER where she has been a Board Member since 2013. A lawyer by profession, she served as a Chamber Counsel for Turkish Airlines between 1990-2017. Erdem is a Board Member of Erdem Holding since 1985. Formerly, Mrs. Erdem served various roles at international and local NGOs. She is of the founders of UNESCO-Istanbul Center for Global Ethics and Sustainable Development and a member of the Advisory Board of Association of Women Candidates. Mrs. Erdem speaks French and English.

Emine will speak on why women in economy is a prerequisite for sustainable economic growth, and about how public and private institutions should take women’s condition into account and pay regard to their needs to be inclusive in economic policies.

Find Emine on Linkedin and on Twitter and Instagram @emineperdem.

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Vanessa Kingori is Conde Nast's first and only black publisher and also Vogue's publishing director. Vanessa Kingori, MBE is a trail blazer in her own right. Not only was she the first female to hold the position of Publisher on GQ - (Gentleman's Quarterly) the quintessentially British Male magazine, but she went on to do it again on British Vogue. 

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Barbara shares her personal journey: how one person, with one idea, can have a dramatic effect on changing an entire industry.

Barbara started her career in finance nearly 30 years ago. She was one of a handful of women in a foreign currency trading room and she dressed like a man, swore like a man, and acted like a man.

During the financial crisis she started investigating the representation of women in investment. She found a majority of negative viewpoints. She thus had the idea to interview 50 highly accomplished women from around the world and share their positive messages about money. She released her first report on IWD 2010 and kept writing this annual research report alongside working in her day job as a portfolio manager.

Over time, this research started to resonate with people globally: Rich Thinking research was getting noticed. In 2015 she decided to interview global leaders. That research report led to another turning point when CFA Institute (the Global Academic Institution for Finance) asked Barbara to write a monthly column for their Enterprising Investor blog.

She spent the next five years speaking at CFA Societies, banks, and investment firms all around the world sharing her research, always sharing positive messages about women and money.

You can read Barbara’s research on her website www.barbarastewart.ca

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Antonia Belcher has a wide experience in the inspection and appraisal of many building types, ranging from large volume/high rise office buildings and mansion block residential apartment buildings to historic buildings, industrial property, school buildings, etc.

Antonia will speak about her Journey to be her authentic self. She is a transwoman working in the Construction and Property Sectors, and a founding Partner of her firm, MHBC, which is based adjacent St Paul’s Cathedral. She transitioned in a very male dominated working environment during 2000 to 2003, where there was no history or visible LGBT influences to draw on. She has been fortunate in her journey, remaining married to her partner, with whom she celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary this year, having converted their marriage to a same sex marriage in 2015, and sharing her authentic daily life with her three adult children, her partner, Andrea and their grandson. At work her journey has been no less rewarding, since she created MHBC in 2007 with colleagues who worked with her before she transitioned, and who have been the ultimate Allies.

You can find Antonia on Twitter @BelcherAntonia

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‘Why we can’t rely on Capitalism to bring about Gender Equality- or to bring about much needed diversity at the top of organisations.' Vicky will use her own experience through her career and her analytical work over a number of years to argue the  case for need for continued government intervention in this area

Vicky Pryce is Chief Economic Adviser and a board member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). She was previously Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Director General for Economics at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service. Before that she was Partner at the accounting and consulting firm KPMG after senior economic positions in banking and the oil sector. She has held a number of academic posts and is a Fellow and Council member of the UK Academy for Social Sciences, a Fellow of the Society of Professional Economists and a Companion of the British Academy of Management. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the central banking think-tank OMFIF, sits on the Economic Advisory Group of the British Chambers of Commerce and is a Patron of the charities Pro-Bono Economics and Working Chance. `She is co-founder of GoodCorporation, a company set up to advise on corporate social responsibility. Her books include: “Greekonomics: The Euro crisis and Why Politicians Don't Get It”; “It's the Economy, Stupid- Economics for Voters”, with Ross and Urwin, ‘Prisonomics’ on Britain’s failing Prison system;“Redesigning Manufacturing” with Beverland and Nielsen , and ‘Why Women Need Quotas’ with Stefan Stern. Her latest book, “Women vs Capitalism”, was published by Hurst in November 2019.She is a Freeman and Liveryman of the City of London, was the first female Master of the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants and now sits on the City’s Members Diversity Working Party.

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“If you don’t make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness.”

Why looking after your own wellbeing can help improve your performance.

Suki Thompson – Founder and CEO of LetsReset , has advised some of the most powerful brands globally including, McDonald’s, Samsung, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Benefit Cosmetics, and worked with the top agency groups including WPP, Omnicom, Havas and Publicis Groupe.

The events of 2020 have changed how we do business for good, it’s given us new ways of working to adapt to, and accelerated the need for us all to have a greater focus on wellbeing both in and out of work. You can have the all the right skills, knowledge and behaviours, but without your health and energy you cannot and will not perform at your best. Now is the time to build your own energy and resilience, as we return to a new working pattern. This workshop will provide you with the vocabulary to have 'mental health conversations' with yourself, friends, family and colleagues during this new transition as we learn to live in the COVID-19 world.

Using stories from the 82 business leaders in her book, LET’S RESET, Suki will share vulnerable, courageous and authentic experiences of her own and those leaders with portraits by the International photographer, Rankin on what they have done to overcome to keep on top of their game.

Suki will share the Let’s Reset theory of the new hierarchy of needs and the 7 basic needs of wellbeing and performance to provide a framework, with tools & tips to help you improve your energy, resilience and how to turn this focus into outstanding performance.

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Carole Stone spent over 20 years at the BBC, beginning as a newsroom secretary she went on to produce Radio 4's flagship discussion programme Any Questions?

In April 2007 she became Managing Director of YouGovStone Ltd, a joint venture with the market research company YouGov plc.  There she established a think tank, holding debates and polling members on issues of concern to us all.

Carole is Chair of the Tutu Foundation UK, which works to prevent and resolve conflict.  It is based on the principles of Ubuntu which encourage us to recognise our common humanity and emphasises what we have in common rather than our differences.

In June 2015 Carole was made a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to market research and charities.

In 2018, Carole established The Carole Stone Foundation to support her belief that connecting people, exchanging ideas and building friendships around the world is essential to help make a fairer society.

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the government has said it will do whatever it takes to win the fight against COVID-19.

The government has given unprecedented support to business during the pandemic but what help is still available? What support can you draw on to ensure your business is protected with the investment it needs and to protect jobs that are vital to the economy? And what initiatives are in place to help the economic recovery?

Join our stellar line up of speakers for this important webinar.  If you are a small BAME business - you cannot afford to miss this.

Nadhim Zahawi MP, Minister for Business and Industry looks forward to engaging with the BAME business community to ensure they contribute to the design and the delivery of the “UK Business Bounce  Back” in the re-start of economic activity post COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021.

This builds on a series of engagements with the BAME business community that the Minister has been at the forefront of during the COVID-19 response, including speaking at a previous webinar on BAME business access to support during the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year in June.

According to a paper published by the Diversity and Inclusion Business Council (DIBC) pre COVID-19 ethnic minority led businesses contributed a staggering £25-32 billion to the UK economy per year. Therefore, for the UK to retain its position as a global economic power-house post COVID-19, BAME businesses are essential to help re-start the UK economy.

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